According to Unilever's latest financial reports and stock price the company's current price-to-earnings ratio (TTM) is 28.054. At the end of 2009 the company had a P/E ratio of 18.7.
Year | P/E ratio | Change |
---|---|---|
2009 | 18.7 | 114.69% |
2008 | 8.69 | -56.43% |
2007 | 19.9 | 48.47% |
2006 | 13.4 | 44.35% |
2005 | 9.30 | 1284.9% |
2004 | 0.6718 | -96.42% |
2003 | 18.8 | -66.93% |
2002 | 56.8 | 100.5% |
2001 | 28.3 |
Company | P/E ratio | P/E ratio differencediff. | Country |
---|---|---|---|
45.3 | 61.40% | ๐บ๐ธ USA | |
24.2 | -13.85% | ๐บ๐ธ USA | |
25.5 | -9.17% | ๐บ๐ธ USA | |
14.7 | -47.57% | ๐บ๐ธ USA |
The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share. A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.
Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.